Finalist for the Telstra Business Women’s Awards for her work in building stronger and more productive business communities across Asia Pacific

Awarded the Australian Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding leadership, distinguished contribution and inspiration to the vocational education and training (VET) sector. She also clinched the International MAXI Awards and BOMA Australia Awards

Acclaimed business coach with over 30 years of experience training C-level executives, EA/PAs, HR leaders and department heads on project management topics

Some of her clients include AMP, Minter Ellison, Westfield, Lendlease, Institute of Chartered Accountants, National I-Med network, Park Hyatt Hotel Group and leading Australian Government Departments including Department of Defence, Australian Taxation Office and many more

Lizzie Wagner is an acclaimed business coach with over 30 years of experience providing practical professional development training for major private and government organizations in Australia and internationally. She has trained thousands of individuals including C-level executives, HR leaders and department heads on topics including stakeholder engagement, project management, communication and negotiation skills, self-improvement and leadership in the workplace. Some of her clients include The Tradies Group, Department of Defence, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Park Hyatt Hotel Group, Westfield, The Australian National University and many more. She has also rolled out national training initiatives on topics such as dealing with workplace stress, creating a positive work environment and team building.

Her expertise in business, corporate training and staff management has been recognized with international and national accolades such as being the finalist for the Telstra business women’s Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, the International MAXI Awards and BOMA Australia awards.

Having a reputation for providing excellent practical solutions to businesses through her trainings, she is regularly featured in radio interviews and television programs such as Australian Broadcasting Commission, The Canberra Times, The Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.

Testimonials

"Lizzie Wagner was amazing, ver engaging and professional. It was an eye opening experience for me and it made me think about what I want to do in the future in my career." - Tanya Frech, Productivity Commision

"This is better than any other course that I have attended before. Lizzie is an excellent facilitator. The whole package is well prepared and covered all the necessarry areas/topics that I needed to know about project managment. Useful tools for future reference being shared too. That's outstanding." -Marhaini Hosni, Department of Health and Human Services

Program Summary

Many EA/PAs are now valued members of senior teams within the company and work alongside their CEOs in much more of a project management and leadership role. No longer restricted to administrative tasks, they are required to think strategically and multi-task on major projects that aid business growth.

Designed for EA/PAs, this comprehensive 2-day program is designed to provide you with solid knowledge and successful strategies on effective project management skills and equip you with powerful multi-tasking techniques to boost your work efficiency and performance.

Led by Lizzie Wagner, acclaimed business coach with over 30 years of experience empowering EA/PAs, she will show you how to conceptualize, draft, present and execute a masterful project plan and build a highly effective project framework that aligns with time, costs, resources and your organization’s business objectives. You will also grasp the essentials in managing project constraints, lifecycle control and project risk strategically while providing strategic support for your stakeholders throughout the project timeframe. Furthermore, you will master effective multi-tasking and time management techniques to maximize your performance efficiency and the strategy to deliver concise, confident and influential communication for successful stakeholder buy-in.

Packed with real-life case studies and interactive discussion sessions, you will leave this program with comprehensive and in-depth knowledge on effective project management and multi-tasking techniques to enhance your work performance and productivity to emerge as a strategic partner to your management.

Programs, dates and locations are subject to change. In accordance with Clariden Global policy, we do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national or disability in admission to our programs.

Introduction

Many EA/PAs are now valued members of senior teams within the company and work alongside their CEOs in much more of a project management and leadership role. No longer restricted to administrative tasks, they are required to think strategically, multi-task on a variety of tasks across multiple functions, while providing support and contribution to the overall function and business growth. However, Harvard Business Review uncovered that more than 50% of EA/PAs face difficulties in project management and are unable to cope with the heavy workload, which are also often outside of their regular job scopes.

The problem here is that most EA/PAs are unable to clearly identify their role in project management and ineffective in handling multiple tasks. In addition, they faced difficulty in planning the project timeline, parameters and identifying key stakeholders. Many of them also highlighted their ineffectiveness due to poor time management and multitasking ability and failure to support stakeholders in thinking and planning ahead for business growth.

Without in-depth knowledge and good application techniques of effective project management and multi-tasking skills, companies may face project delays, miscommunication, misunderstandings and adverse business impacts.

Designed for EA/PAs, this comprehensive 2-day program is designed to provide you with solid knowledge and successful strategies on effective project management skills and equip you with powerful multi-tasking techniques to boost your work efficiency and performance.

Led by Lizzie Wagner, acclaimed business coach with over 30 years of experience empowering EA/PAs, she will show you how to conceptualize, draft, present and execute a masterful project plan and build a highly effective project framework that aligns with time, costs, resources and your organization’s business objectives. You will also grasp the essentials in managing project constraints, lifecycle control and project risk strategically while providing strategic support for your stakeholders throughout the project timeframe. Furthermore, you will master effective multi-tasking and time management techniques to maximize your performance efficiency and the strategy to deliver concise, confident and influential communication for successful stakeholder buy-in.

Packed with real-life case studies and interactive discussion sessions, you will leave this program with comprehensive and in-depth knowledge on effective project management and multi-tasking techniques to enhance your work performance and productivity to emerge as a strategic partner to your management.

Build a project framework that aligns with time, costs, resources and project objectives

Manage project constraints, lifecycle control and project risk

Perform confident, influential and effective communication

Identifying and adapting to your stakeholders’ communication style

Monitor and maintain a robust project

Multi-task effectively and prioritize conflicting task

Support stakeholder in thinking and planning ahead for business growth

Who Will Benefit Most

This course is designed for all administrative professionals from any industry who is involved in project management and requires effective multi-tasking skills within the organization including Executive/Personal Assistants, Executive Secretaries, Administrative Assistants, Secretaries, Oﬃce Managers/Administrators, Research Assistants, Media Assistants, Editorial Assistants, Marketing Assistants, Legal Secretaries and Department Coordinators.

Program Outline

DAY ONE MORNING

Introduction

Outline the day- From concept to completion

Understanding the role and duties of a project manager and team

Discuss the current workplace project and events, culture of your organization and or stakeholders/clients; matching expectations and competencies